In the Eye of the Virgo

Chapter 5

I finally made it towards the end of the tunnel and scrambled out of the vine. I began to run towards the old wooden door that was entangled in dark green vines laced with little pink flowers on them. With a wave of my hand, the vines disappeared and the door clicked open. I walked through the door and looked around for any intruders.

I heard footsteps get closer to the open door and I quickly closed it-putting the vines around it once more. Just to make sure, I summoned a rock wall as a barricade around me and the door. I waited in the darkness for a total of ten minutes. After what felt like twenty, I lowered the wall around me and open the door again-slowly this time.

This time, the coast was clear and I shot out of the cavern. I looked up above and saw some low hanging tree branches, above my head. I raised my hand towards them and they swung down. Taking a hold of the branch, I let it raise me up into the air. I climbed up the tree trunk and jumped to a neighboring tree's branches.

Crouching behind some of the low hanging branches, I heard loud voices below me. Panic shot through me as I tried to remain calm. Below me, an Aquarius, and Scorpio were talking. My heart began to pound so hard I was having trouble breathing. I could only hear one thing they said before things went downhill-'Virgo is missing.'

I held my breath and listened to my now racing heart. I tried to place my foot on a nearby branch so that I could escape soundlessly, but I had no such luck. I accidentally stepped on a twig and it let out a loud snap. Cringing, I looked down at the two figures below.

I felt two sets of eyes blinking at me in response. Sadly, one of them being an Aquarius, he flew up to me as the Scorpio stayed down below-summoning the water. I reached for tree branches as the Aquarius came closer and grabbed the one that was coming towards me. I summoned it out of his grasp and into mine.

Smirking, I flung myself to the other side of the woods with a hard tug on the branch. I summoned a dirt wall and covered myself under it. I also summoned some plants to cover the hill to make it more natural looking. Growing some glowing roses, I created a tunnel that lead to a safe place I built a while ago.

I walked for what seemed like a few hours until I made it to my hide out. Opening the door, I collapsed against the table. My body ached and my mind told me to get some sleep. A small nagging feeling told me that tomorrow was going to be a long day.